Resumen de First finding of the tick Amblyomma tigrinum parasitizing a Molina’s hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus chinga (Molina 1782), in South America
Jonatan Manqui, Felipe A. Hernández, María C. Silva-De LaFuente, G. Acosta Jamett
- español
RESUMEN Se colectan por primera vez individuos adultos de Amblyomma tigrinum en un chingue (Conepatus chinga), capturado en área rural del norte-centro de Chile, los cuales fueron descritos e identificados morfológicamente. Existen escasos estudios que aborden el rol del chingue como hospedador de ectoparásitos; sin embargo, la gran plasticidad de A. tigrinum para habitar diferentes ambientes y su especificidad estricta a moderada por el orden Carnivora sugieren a este mefítido como un hospedador potencialmente adecuado para esta especie de garrapata.
- English
ABSTRACT Adult individuals of Amblyomma tigrinum were collected for the first time from a Molina’s hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga), captured in a rural area of north-central Chile, which were described and identified morphologically. There are scarce studies that address the role of the skunk as ectoparasite host; however, the great plasticity of A. tigrinum to inhabit different environments and its strict to moderate specificity for Carnivora order suggest this mephitid as a potentially suitable host for this tick species.
